The Truck
Directed by Elizabeth Rao
US
Present day. Two second-generation teens are in a bind. Jo and Arash know that in their town, abortion is shameful at best, and illegal at worst. Together, they set out to purchase the morning after pill, encountering a world of power dynamics and American hypocrisy that they never expected.
ELIZABETH RAO 饶婕 (writer/director) cuts through splashy headlines and confronts urgent social issues, by telling visceral, intimate stories. Rao grew up in Missouri, Tennessee and Chicago, with parents from southern China. Rao’s upcoming short THE TRUCK is World Premiering at Telluride, and is supported by top awards from The Future of Film is Female, Fusion Film award, NYU Kings Award, and Clive Davis award. Rao is writing her debut feature, supported by the Hear Us screenwriting grant, and mentored by Spike Lee. Rao’s body of acclaimed feature films as creative producer and editor includes MADELINE’S MADELINE, MATERNA and MAINELAND, and has premiered at Sundance, SXSW (award winner), Berlinale, Tribeca (double award winner) and been nominated for multiple Indie Spirit and Gotham awards.